Bad Taste Breakthrough! PLUS New Phoneme!

[Jonathan Lighter]

In one neat package:

http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/05/20/my-dad-said-ptc/

I just saw a promo on CBS, and indeed the pronunciation is the familiar
electronic sound. IPA symbol?
The oddest development since "Cholmondelay" went "Chumley."

Much more here, including Cap'n Kirk's sociolinguistic brain-teaser:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shit_My_Dad_Says

JL

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